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BROWNSVILLE HERALD: Blackhawks On The Way

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The Rio Grande Valley will get some extra protection along the Texas-Mexico border with the deployment of Blackhawk helicopters.   U.S. Customs and Border Protection has made a decision to deploy two Blackhawk helicopters — the same ones used by the U.S. military — to the region, officials said.   U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, said the Blackhawk helicopters are expected…

Rep. Henry Cuellar Issues Statement on Deployment of Two UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters to South Texas

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) issues the following statement in response to U.S. Customs and Border Protection sending two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to South Texas following a shooting involving a CBP helicopter on patrol in Laredo on June 5: “CBP plans to send two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to south Texas in the wake of last Friday’s helicopter shooting incident. The…

TEXAS TRIBUNE: Mexico Loosening Rules for Armed U.S. Agents

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After decades of forbidding foreign law enforcement officers from carrying weapons on Mexican soil, the Mexican government is on the verge of allowing U.S. agents to carry guns in places where they help speed the flow of goods between the two countries. Texas lawmakers are celebrating the move as a significant step toward increasing trade, and say Mexico is also expected to…

Congressman Cuellar Applauds Nomination of Roberta Jacobson as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today issued the following statement following reports that President Obama will nominate Roberta Jacobson, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Department of State, to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. “I have been impressed with Ms. Jacobson’s deep knowledge of Mexico and the rest of Latin America and fully support her…

Favorece el Congresista Cuéllar la Nominación de Roberta Jacobson Como Embajadora de EE. UU. en México

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El congresista demócrata por el distrito 28 de Texas, Henry Cuéllar hoy emitió la siguiente declaración después de los informes de que el Presidente Barack Obama nominará a Roberta Jacobson, Secretaria Asistente para Asuntos del Hemisferio Occidental del Departamento de Estado, para servir como Embajadora de Estados Unidos en México.   “Estoy impresionado con el profundo…

Rep. Henry Cuellar Issues Statement on U.S. Air Force Budget Increase to Lockheed Martin for Operations in Randolph Air Force Base

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Congressman Henry Cuellar has issued the following statement regarding news that Lockheed Martin Services, Inc., has been awarded a $34 million budget ceiling increase by the U.S. Air Force to a previously-awarded contract for the Personnel Services Delivery Transformation (PSDT) at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas   "This $34 million budget ceiling increase will be used…

HUFFINGTON POST: House Committee Votes To Remind Congress Its Job Is To Authorize Wars

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Ten months into the U.S.-led war against the Islamic State, Congress still has neither debated it nor voted to authorize it. But on Tuesday, a House committee decided to do something about that: It passed a measure saying Congress should do something about that. Think of it as baby steps. During a House Appropriations Committee hearing, lawmakers added language to the 2016…